Revised Webster's Bible

Numbers 18

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, Thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֤יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and thyfather’sאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004with thee shallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֑שׁha.mik.DashH4720: and thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shallbearתִּשְׂא֖וּtis.'UH5375theiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of yourpriesthoodכְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם׃ke.hu.nat.KhemH3550.

2And thybrethrenאַחֶיךָ֩'a.chei.KhaH251also of thetribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294ofLeviלֵוִ֜יle.ViH3878, thetribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,bringהַקְרֵ֣בhak.RevH7126thou with thee, that they may bejoinedוְיִלָּו֥וּve.yi.la.VuH3867to thee, andministerוִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָvi.sha.re.Tu.khaH8334to thee: but thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shall ministerbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofwitnessהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.

3And they shallkeepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104thychargeמִֽשְׁמַרְתְּךָ֔mish.mar.te.KhaH4931, and thechargeוּמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתu.mish.Me.retH4931of all thetabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168: only they shall not comenearיִקְרָ֔בוּyik.Ra.vuH7126thevesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֤דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, that neither they, nor ye also,dieיָמֻ֥תוּya.Mu.tuH4191.

4And they shall bejoinedוְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.VuH3867to thee, andkeepוְשָֽׁמְר֗וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931of thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, for all theserviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168: and astrangerוְזָ֖רve.ZarH2114shall not comenearיִקְרַ֥בyik.RavH7126to you.

5And ye shallkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, and thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: that there be nowrathקֶ֖צֶףKe.tzefH7110any more upon thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And I, behold, I havetakenלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881fromamongמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: to you they aregivenנְתֻנִים֙ne.tu.NimH5414as agiftמַתָּנָ֤הma.ta.NahH4979for theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲבֹ֕דla.'a.VodH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7Therefore thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֣יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121with thee shallkeepתִּשְׁמְר֨וּtish.me.RuH8104your priest’sofficeכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֜םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550for everythingדְּבַ֧רde.VarH1697of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, andwithinוּלְמִבֵּ֥יתu.le.mi.BeitH1004theveilלַפָּרֹ֖כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532; and ye shallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑םva.'a.vad.TemH5647: I havegivenאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414your priest’sofficeכְּהֻנַּתְכֶ֔םke.hu.nat.KhemH3550to you as aserviceעֲבֹדַ֣ת'a.vo.DatH5656ofgiftמַתָּנָ֗הma.ta.NahH4979: and thestrangerוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114that comethnearהַקָּרֵ֖בha.ka.RevH7131shall be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃ סyu.MatH4191.

8And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toAaronאַהֲרֹן֒'a.ha.RonH175, Behold, I also havegivenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414thee thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of my heaveofferingsתְּרוּמֹתָ֑יte.ru.mo.TaiH8641of all the hallowedthingsקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478; to thee have Igivenנְתַתִּ֧יםne.ta.TimH5414them by reason of theanointingלְמָשְׁחָ֛הle.ma.she.ChahH4888, and to thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121, by anordinanceלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

9This shall be thine of themostמִקֹּ֥דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshH6944holythingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944, reserved from thefireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784: everyoblationקָ֠רְבָּנָםKa.re.ba.nomH7133of theirs, every meatofferingמִנְחָתָ֞םmin.cha.TamH4503of theirs, and every sinofferingחַטָּאתָ֗םcha.ta.TamH2403of theirs, and every trespassofferingאֲשָׁמָם֙'a.sha.MamH817of theirs, which they shallrenderיָשִׁ֣יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725to me, shall bemostקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.ShimH6944for thee and for thysonsוּלְבָנֶֽיךָ׃u.le.va.Nei.khaH1121.

10In themostבְּקֹ֥דֶשׁbe.Ko.deshH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944place shalt thoueatתֹּאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398it; everymaleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145shalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398it: it shall beholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to thee.

11And this is thine; the heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of theirgiftמַתָּנָ֗םma.ta.NamH4976, with all the waveofferingsתְּנוּפֹת֮te.nu.FotH8573of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478: I havegivenנְתַתִּ֗יםne.ta.TimH5414them to thee, and to thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121and to thydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve.liv.no.Tei.khaH1323with thee, by astatuteלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: every one that iscleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889in thyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398of it.

12All thebestחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459of theoilיִצְהָ֔רyitz.HarH3323, and all thebestחֵ֖לֶבChe.levH2459of thewineתִּיר֣וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492, and of thewheatוְדָגָ֑ןve.da.GanH1715, thefirstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתָ֛םre.shi.TamH7225of them which they shallofferיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, them have Igivenנְתַתִּֽים׃ne.ta.TimH5414to thee.

13And whatever is firstripeבִּכּוּרֵ֞יbi.ku.ReiH1061in thelandבְּאַרְצָ֛םbe.'ar.TzamH776, which they shallbringיָבִ֥יאוּya.Vi.'uH935to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, shall be thine; every one that iscleanטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889in thyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004shalleatיֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃yo.kha.Le.nuH398of it.

14Every thingdevotedחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be thine.

15Every thing thatopenethפֶּ֣טֶרPe.terH6363thewombרֶ֠חֶםRe.chemH7358in allfleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320, which theybringיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068, whether ofmenבָּאָדָ֥םba.'a.DamH120orbeastsוּבַבְּהֵמָ֖הu.va.be.he.MahH929, shall be thine: nevertheless thefirstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060ofmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120shalt thousurelyפָּדֹ֣הpa.DohH6299redeemתִפְדֶּ֗הtif.DehH6299, and thefirstlingבְּכֽוֹר־be.khor-H1060ofuncleanהַטְּמֵאָ֖הha.te.me.'AhH2931beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֥הha.be.he.MahH929shalt thouredeemתִּפְדֶּֽה׃tif.DehH6299.

16And those that are to beredeemedוּפְדוּיָו֙u.fe.du.YavH6299from amonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121shalt thouredeemתִּפְדֶּ֔הtif.DehH6299, according to thyestimationבְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔be.'Er.ke.khaH6187, for themoneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701offiveחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255, after theshekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, which istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626.

17But thefirstlingבְּֽכוֹר־be.khor-H1060of acowשׁ֡וֹרShorH7794, or thefirstlingבְכ֨וֹרve.KhorH1060of asheepכֶּ֜שֶׂבKe.sevH3775, or thefirstlingבְכ֥וֹרve.KhorH1060of agoatעֵ֛ז'ezH5795, thou shalt notredeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299; they areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944: thou shaltsprinkleתִּזְרֹ֤קtiz.RokH2236theirbloodדָּמָ֞םda.MamH1818upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, and shaltburnתַּקְטִ֔ירtak.TirH6999theirfatחֶלְבָּ֣םchel.BamH2459for an offering made byfireאִשֶּׁ֛ה'i.ShehH801, for asweetנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207savourלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18And thefleshוּבְשָׂרָ֖םu.ve.sa.RamH1320of them shall be thine, as thewaveהַתְּנוּפָ֛הha.te.nu.FahH8573breastכַּחֲזֵ֧הka.cha.ZehH2373and as therightהַיָּמִ֖יןhai.ya.MinH3225shoulderוּכְשׁ֥וֹקu.khe.ShokH7785are thine.

19All the heaveofferingsתְּרוּמֹ֣תte.ru.MotH8641of the holythingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944, which thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478offerיָרִ֥ימוּya.Ri.muH7311to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068, have Igivenנָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414to thee, and to thysonsוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve.liv.no.Tei.khaH1323with thee, by astatuteלְחָק־le.chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: it is acovenantבְּרִית֩be.RitH1285ofsaltמֶ֨לַחMe.lachH4417foreverעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to thee and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233with thee.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, Thou shalt have noinheritanceתִנְחָ֔לtin.ChalH5157in theirlandבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776, neither shalt thou have anypartוְחֵ֕לֶקve.Che.lekH2506amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them: I am thypartחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506and thyinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

21And, behold, I havegivenנָתַ֛תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878all thetenthמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥רma.'a.SerH4643inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159,forחֵ֤לֶףChe.lefH2500theirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָם֙'a.vo.da.TamH5656which theyserveעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647, even theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

22Neither must thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478henceforthע֛וֹדodH5750comenearיִקְרְב֥וּyik.re.VuH7126thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, lest theybearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375sinחֵ֖טְאchet'H2399, anddieלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

23But theLevitesהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881shalldoוְעָבַ֨דve.'a.VadH5647theserviceעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656of thetabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, and they shallbearיִשְׂא֣וּyis.'UH5375theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771: it shall be astatuteחֻקַּ֤תchu.KatH2708foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769throughout yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755, thatamongוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478theyhaveיִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.LuH5157noinheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

24But thetithesמַעְשַׂ֣רma'.SarH4643of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which theyofferיָרִ֤ימוּya.Ri.muH7311as an heaveofferingתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, I havegivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881toinheritלְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.LahH5159: therefore I havesaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to them,Amongבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478they shallhaveיִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.LuH5157noinheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃ פna.cha.LahH5159.

25And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26Thusspeakתְּדַבֵּר֮te.da.BerH1696to theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, When yetakeתִ֠קְחוּTik.chuH3947of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478thetithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֗רha.ma.'a.SerH4643which I havegivenנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you from them for yourinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַתְכֶ֑םbe.na.cha.lat.KhemH5159, then ye shallofferוַהֲרֵמֹתֶ֤םva.ha.re.mo.TemH7311up an heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of it for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, even atenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643part of thetitheהַֽמַּעֲשֵֽׂר׃Ha.ma.'a.SerH4643.

27And this your heaveofferingתְּרוּמַתְכֶ֑םte.ru.mat.KhemH8641shall bereckonedוְנֶחְשַׁ֥בve.nech.ShavH2803to you, as though it were thegrainכַּדָּגָן֙ka.da.GanH1715of thethreshingfloorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637, and as thefulnessוְכַֽמְלֵאָ֖הve.kham.le.'AhH4395of thewinepressהַיָּֽקֶב׃hai.Ya.kevH3342.

28Thus ye also shallofferתָּרִ֤ימוּta.Ri.muH7311an heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068of all yourtithesמַעְשְׂרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643, which yereceiveתִּקְח֔וּtik.ChuH3947of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414of them theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641toAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֖ןle.'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

29Out of all yourgiftsמַתְּנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םma.te.No.tei.KhemH4979ye shallofferתָּרִ֕ימוּta.Ri.muH7311every heaveofferingתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, of all thebestחֶלְבּ֔וֹchel.BoH2459of it, even the hallowedpartמִקְדְּשׁ֖וֹmik.de.ShoH4720from it.

30Therefore thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, When ye haveofferedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֤םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311thebestחֶלְבּוֹ֙chel.BoH2459of it, then it shall becountedוְנֶחְשַׁב֙ve.nech.ShavH2803to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881as theincreaseכִּתְבוּאַ֥תkit.vu.'AtH8393of thethreshingfloorגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637, and as theincreaseוְכִתְבוּאַ֥תve.khit.vu.'AtH8393of thewinepressיָֽקֶב׃Ya.kevH3342.

31And ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398it in everyplaceמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725, ye and yourhouseholdsוּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑םu.veit.KhemH1004: for it is yourrewardשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939forחֵ֥לֶףChe.lefH2500yourserviceעֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם'a.vo.dat.KhemH5656in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

32And ye shallbearתִשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375nosinחֵ֔טְאChet'H2399by reason of it, when ye haveofferedבַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֥םba.ha.rim.KhemH7311from it thebestחֶלְבּ֖וֹchel.BoH2459of it: neither shall yepolluteתְחַלְּל֖וּte.cha.le.LuH2490the holythingsקָדְשֵׁ֧יka.de.SheiH6944of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, lest yedieתָמֽוּתוּ׃ פta.Mu.tuH4191.

Commentaries on Numbers 18

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